1.0link238599<![CDATA[Mysterious Blob Off The Coast Of Alaska Identified As Algae (And The Rest Of Your Scritti Politti)]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/17/mysterious-blob-off-the-c_n_238599.htmlFor some time now, people watched the coast of Alaska with growing dread at the sight of the advancing, implacable blob of goo that was headed for the shore. It was stinky and creepy and it devoured the wildlife in its path:
"It's definitely, by the smell and the makeup of it, it's some sort of naturally occurring organic or otherwise marine organism..."
"It's pitch black when it hits ice and it kind of discolors the ice and hangs off...